At Barnwell students are taught to develop their creativity and ideas and increase proficiency in their development. We encourage them to develop a critical understanding of artists, architects, and designers, expressing reasoned judgements that can inform their own work.
As an Art and Design department we follow the AQA Exam Board for GCSE and A Level, as we believe the content of the course allows students to be independent in their exploration as they develop as young artists, designers, photographers. We feel the value of analysis and critical understand underpins the value of practical elements of the course and naturally reinforces the course. We feel that this process is vital for our students at Barnwell, as they thrive in a vocational setting, therefore gaining a deeper and richer knowledge overall. These elements are embedded into our KS3 Curriculum from Y7-9.
Within our Art and Design curriculum we embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire, and challenge students, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft, and design.
The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all students:
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KS3 Art & Design | Yr 7 Content | Yr 7 Key Assessment | Yr 8 Content | Yr 8 Key Assessment |
Autumn 1 | Insects - Drawing and Observational Skills
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Observational Drawing using the grid method to explore proportion, scale and shape.
Observing surface textures through mark making. |
Still Life: Drawing and Observational Skills
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Observational Drawing using the grid method to explore proportion, scale and shape.
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Autumn 2 | Insects - Tanzanian Art
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Presentation of mixed media outcome of insect combined with the context of Tingatinga art. | Still Life: Drawing and Observational Skills
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Presentation of mixed media outcome of insect combined with the context of art from Henri Matisse and Michael Craig Martin. |
Spring 1 | Under the Sea - Drawing and Observational Skills
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Observational Drawing using the grid method to explore proportion, scale and shape.
Observing blending and mixing colour and/or pencil drawing. |
Pop Art
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Observational Drawing using the grid method to explore proportion, scale and shape. Observing blending and application of pencil shading. |
Spring 2 | Under the Sea - Observing and creating 3D Forms.
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3-Dimensional sculpture outcome. |
Pop Art
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3-Dimensional sculpture outcome. |
Summer 1 | Natural Forms - Drawing and Observational Skills
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Observational Drawing using the grid method to explore proportion, scale and shape.
Observing light through shading and materials. |
Portraiture
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Observation of a portrait through the exploration of painting and printing methods. |
Summer 2 | Natural Forms - Drawing and Observational Skills
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Observational Drawing using the grid method to explore proportion, scale and shape.
Observing tonal shading. |
Landscapes
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Observational Drawing using the grid method to explore proportion, scale and shape. Observing tonal shading. |
Aims:
KS3 Art & Design |
YR9 Content |
YR 9 Key Assessment |
Rotation 1 project Art through the ages |
Art Movements:
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Observational studies through the application of tone, colour, texture and form. Proficiency and exploration of drawing, painting, mixed media and sculpture. |
Rotation 2 project Art through the ages |
Art Movements:
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Observational studies through the application of tone, colour, texture, form, scale, shape and scale. Proficiency and exploration of drawing, painting, printmaking and mixed media. |